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| Patti and her new pal, feeling curiously itchy |
Patti Blount from Durand attended (and presented at!) the Heartland Fall Forum earlier this month. Patti always loves to go to this annual convention of independent booksellers, because she gets to meet authors, hear about things from the publishing end of things, and gets some great ideas and resources for marketing books. Here she is after hearing David Shannon talk about his new book Bugs in My Hair!
I talked with Regina Arndt, the long-time youth services librarian in Altoona recently and got inspired by some of her programs. Teen programs can be tricky, and some of these ideas seem like they might work well for other libraries! Ping Pong and Pizza Nights Every...
Great questions were asked, great ideas were swapped! Here are a few highlights (sorry if I’m forgetting something): Karen Magnusson (formerly of Woodville, now of Baldwin) gave a report about her experience at the Play, Make, Learn Conference in...
Thanks to Linda Johnson, the new youth services librarian in Phillips, for sharing this fun collaboration. Leveraging her existing connection with the school and with the Family and Consumer Education teacher, Linda organized a Great Halloween Cupcake Bake-Off for...